In article .com,
Beloved Leader wrote:
sound like the carb is faulty. Presumably being a late
type it has electronically controlled mixture and idle speed?

No. The Oldsmobile 5L/307 cid V8 is the last of the carbureted engines.
The carburetor (US spelling) has a throttle position sensor, but
everything about the carburetor's operation is mechanical, not
electronic, unless there's something I'm overlooking.

Then presumably has an adjustment for the idle mixture?

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